Factitious Anemia
Authors: W. J. R. DAILY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Case Studies1 March 1963Factitious AnemiaW. J. R. DAILY, M.D., J. M. COLES, M.D., W. P. CREGER, M.D.W. J. R. DAILY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, J. M. COLES, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, W. P. CREGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-58-3-533 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe problem of factitious disease has received little attention in either the general medical or psychiatric literature, although many reports may be found in dermatologic writings and older medical archives (1-6). Whether this rarity is owing to infrequency of recognition or lack of reporting is not clear. Cases described include those of factitious fever, arthritis, dermatitis, porphyria, hyperinsulinism, hyperthyroidism, edema, jaundice, cataracts, epilepsy, and factitial hypoprothrombinemia (1-5, 7-14), as well as other disorders of possible factitious origin (5, 8-13, 15). Factitious anemia has not been reported, although an allusion to this diagnosis appears in a Dutch report (16). We have...References1. NETHERSON SE: Dermatitis artefacta, with a report of 7 cases. Ohio Med. J. 23: 215, 1927. Google Scholar2. LANCASHIRE GH: Dermatitis artefacta. Brit. Med. J. 2: 504, 1922. Google Scholar3. PERNET G: The psychological aspect of dermatitis factitia. J. Cutan. Dis. 27: 547, 1909. Google Scholar4. CAMPBELL G: A case of dermatitis factitia. Canad. Med. Ass. J. 15: 180, 1925. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. GAVIN H: On Feigned and Factitious Diseases in Soldiers and Seamen, John Churchill, London, 1843. Google Scholar6. OSLER W: Principles and Practice of Medicine, 3d ed., D. 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